• DocumentCode
    2584090
  • Title

    Proactive elicitation of software process improvements

  • Author

    Varkoi, Timo ; Makinen, Timo

  • Author_Institution
    Tampere Univ. of Technol., Pori
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    27-31 July 2008
  • Firstpage
    1576
  • Lastpage
    1579
  • Abstract
    Software process improvement (SPI) is a means to change software organizationpsilas processes to better meet the business objectives. Process assessments reveal opportunities for process improvements. An assessment typically utilizes a model, which includes a set of good practices as assessment indicators. The potential for improvements is derived by comparing the indicators with the actual processes.
  • Keywords
    software process improvement; assessment indicators; business objectives; proactive elicitation; process assessment; software process improvements; Africa; Cities and towns; Computer industry; Current supplies; Information analysis; Productivity; Programming; Software engineering; Software performance; Time to market;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Management of Engineering & Technology, 2008. PICMET 2008. Portland International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cape Town
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-890843-17-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-890843-18-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PICMET.2008.4599775
  • Filename
    4599775